Interview Pablo Ayma 2[vision_content_box style = "autumn" title = "Pablo Ayma"] The day after the release of the 2016 WPT calendar, Padel Magazine meets the coach Pablo Ayma, former leading player who has now converted to training and coaching players from padel  in the Barcelona region:
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Pablo is training this season the female pairs number 6 G. Triay - L. Sainz (*) as well as C. Paz - P- Eyerhaguibel (pair 11 WPT).

The 2016 wpt calendar has just been published and several measures put the padel female in the spotlight. How do you interpret this trend?

This is a great step forward, we recognize that these improvements are well deserved. If we look back 5-6 years, the players able to attract the attention of the public and the sponsors were not numerous, today the situation has changed, the development of the padel female is undeniable and I would not hesitate to say that overall there are more female players than male players.

The development of padel  feminine helps to make padel spectacular, pleasant and also contributes to the profitability of this business.

What does it mean to be professional in 2016?

The evolution towards a padel pro has been progressive, this means today a full involvement on the part of the players.

The training of my players is organized around 3 weekly sessions of play on track, 2 to 3 weekly physical work sessions, 2 to 4 monthly sessions supervised by a sports psychologist to which we must add advice in casi-permanent nutrition.

This season, you lead two pairs recently composed, the fact of evolving at the highest level with a new player assumes an extra workload?

Of course, a break-in period before reaching the optimal level is necessary.

If the agreement, coordination and play are potentially good, do not wait for big results before spending 1 full season together.

Sue the men's circuit, I would say that this is different, players tops have known for years, and over time, some pairs are reforming (Mieres - Lamperti example ndr).

It is here that the influence of the sponsors influences the career of the top players:

a good sponsorship contract can put me in a "comfort zone" affecting my motivation when looking for the best ranking or sports result.

Apart from the WPT pro circuit, what are the competitions on which your players line up?

National team championship and some stages of the Catalan circuit, if the calendar allows it.

Outside the hard competition, the players also attend exhibitions and clinics offered by local clubs.

On the side of France ... what inspires you the introduction of the format no ad (9 games and 2 sets) for official tournaments FFT?

It does not fit the padel professional, since the rest of the world has adopted a different standard. The 9-game format seems unfair and unfair to me.

My point of view is that the no ad format is perfect for padel amateur, the matches are shortened, it allows more rotation during the tournaments, and also more profitability for the organizers, with the possibility of making play more people.

I myself come from a generation of players who practiced padel with a rule that has now disappeared which prohibited the opponent from smashing on a return of service… the elimination of this rule has made the sport evolve into an offensive and spectacular game which is currently very popular!

Whatever the time, change is never welcome!

What would be your advice for French players interested in the competition at the highest level?

En padel As in the other disciplines, there is no miracle recipe: it is by rubbing against the best that your level can improve. Above all, do not neglect training, and if possible, train with the best players.

… The migration to the holy land of padel is inevitable?

Today, I see little alternative, hope that in the future, some coaches are turning to France to train players.

The last word, for the leaders of French clubs and trainers ...

The growth of a sport practice involves the training of young players.

Remember that in 2006 in Spain, there were few training centers for young players and the high level of minors practically nonexistent.

It is only from 2007-2008 that the padel minor has developed and schools have really started their training and detection work.

This approach is bearing fruit since the level among young people is currently excellent, as the results on the international scene demonstrate. In France as in the other emerging nations of the padel, we must develop lines of thought around the training of young players.

Interviewed in Terrassa, 15 / 03 / 2016.

(*) Only new pair of the women's 10 top

Interviewed by Jean-Marc Hérard

Jean-Marc Herard

Jean-Marc Herard is the chronicler Padel Magazine internationally. Barcelona offers us a more international vision of padel including his chronicle Padel Buzz. JMH is the scanner of padel World.